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Episode: 0222 – Pitch And Perception
Description: 0222 – Pitch And Perception Pitch and perceptionIn the past, society has judged people according to the pitch of their voice. Hopefully the days are gone, but even in the recent past, women with a high pitch may have been perceived by some as an ‘airhead’, a man with a lighter voice perhaps as effeminate. Conversely, a woman with a low voice was often seen as sexy, or indeed overly ‘masculine’. Several studies[1] have found that in general, women prefer lower-pitched men's voices to higher-pitched men's voices. Conversely, men typically prefer high-pitched women's voi...